The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, was attacked by a man who tried to set him on fire during Sunday evening prayers, police and witnesses said. The accused was arrested.

The incident took place at the Jama Masjid when a man in his early 30s approached the Shahi Imam while the latter was praying, poured kerosene on him and tried to set him ablaze, younger brother Tariq Bukhari told IANS.